An Ontario teen will be stuck in Cuba indefinitely after Cuban authorities ordered him to stand trial for a traffic accident his family says was not his fault.

Cody LeCompte of Simcoe, Ont., was on vacation with his mother in April when the two decided to rent a car. On April 29, LeCompte was at the wheel, his mother in the passenger seat and a cousin and his fiancée in the back when the car was hit by a dump truck.

The 19-year-old was cut on his hands and feet and sustained broken fingers, fractured ribs and collarbone and internal bruising, says his mother, Danette LeCompte.

Danette and the cousin also sustained minor injuries, while the fourth passenger had to have part of her liver removed. She has since recovered.

When the pair tried to return home at the end of their holiday, they were informed by their Sunwing travel agent that Cody would have to remain in Cuba while authorities determined whether to charge him.

Two months later, Cody is still in the country, and while the family was informed by their travel agent that he will face a trial, they have no idea when it will begin or what charges he faces.

"We were hit, our party were the ones that were injured, so in no way was it my son's fault," Danette LeCompte told CTV News.

Danette has spent thousands of dollars on telephone bills, a lawyer and hotel rooms -- she stayed in Cuba for four-and-a-half weeks with her son before being forced to return home to work. She must now take a leave of absence from her job in order to return to Cuba to be with Cody.

"It's like a bad dream that I think I'm going to wake up from, but it's still here," she said.

Danette LeCompte says after speaking to consular officials immediately after the accident, she heard nothing from Canadian authorities until her son's story started getting media attention.

Foreign Affairs issued a statement insisting it is helping the family and is monitoring Cody's case, but it cannot interfere in the judicial process of a foreign country. The department also pointed to a warning on its website against driving in Cuba, citing hazardous driving conditions with few signs and crowded roadways.

"Traffic accidents are a frequent cause of arrest and detention of Canadians in Cuba," the warning says. "Accidents resulting in death or injury are treated as crimes, and the onus is on the driver to prove innocence. Regardless of the nature of the accident, it can take five months to a year for a case to go to trial. In most cases, the driver will not be allowed to leave Cuba until the trial has taken place."

Liberal MP Dan McTeague says the government should do more to speed up Cody's case.

"It's not in the interest of either country to have these long, drawn-out cases that at the end of the day leave Canadians with the belief they ought to choose another destination," McTeague said.

LeCompte says all she wants is information from Canadian officials about what is happening to her son and what they are doing to help. "We just want some answers."